

Online and in-person events from international book industry magazine Publishing Perspectives
PP Forum at Frankfurt 2023
18–20 October, 2023 at the Frankfurt Book Fair: This three-day program takes place in the Congress Center, Level 2, Room Spektrum. See our program schedule below. In addition to our regular international programming, the PP Forum is hosting:
- Kids Mini-Conference on Wed. afternoon
- Audio Mini-Conference on Thu. afternoon
- Scholarly publishing program on Fri. morning
This program is FREE for all registered Frankfurt Book Fair attendees.

Featured Speakers

Nihar Malaviya
CEO, Penguin Random House — USA

Kim Chongsatitwatana
CEO, Nanmeebooks — Thailand

Peter Warwick
CEO, Scholastic — USA

Anna Soler-Pont
Founder, Pontas Literary & Film Agency — Spain

Jes Wolfe
CEO and Chairwoman, Rebel Girls — USA

Nadim Sadek
Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI — UK

Maria Garbutt-Lucero
Publicity Director, Sceptre/Hodder & Stoughton — UK

Pedro Sobral
CEO, Grupo Leya — Portugal
Time |
Session Info |
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10:00 - 10:45 am |
Executive Talk: Nihar Malaviya, CEO, Penguin Random House
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11:00 - 11:45 am |
Independent Publishing Around the World
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12:00 – 12:45 pm |
Engaging the Next Generation of Readers
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1:00 - 1:45 pm |
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2:00 - 2:20 pm |
Kids Mini-Conference: Peter Warwick in Conversation
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2:25 - 3:10 pm |
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3:15 - 4:00 pm |
Kids Mini-Conference: Global Growth in Comics and Graphic Novels
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Images from the 2022 PP Forum at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Join international trade magazine Publishing Perspectives at our ongoing series of in-person and online events that highlight people, issues, and trends shaping the international publishing industry.
The Forum debuted at the 2022 Frankfurter Buchmesse with two days of talks with industry executives, independent publishers and entrepreneurs, and people building tech platforms that power the book business.
Interested in working with us? Contact Hannah Johnson, hannah@publishingperspectives.com.